Gillingham Football Club is an English association football club originally formed in 1893 under the name New Brompton F.C. The club adopted its present name in 1912, and played in the Southern League until 1920, when that league's top division was absorbed into the Football League as its new Division Three. The "Gills" were voted out of the league in favour of Ipswich Town at the end of the 1937–38 season, but returned 12 years later, when that league was expanded from 88 to 92 clubs.
Twice in the late 1980s Gillingham came close to winning promotion to the second tier of English football, but a decline then set in and in 1993 the club narrowly avoided relegation to the Football Conference. In 2000, Gillingham reached the second tier of the English league for the first time in the club's history. They went on to spend five seasons at this level, achieving a club record highest league finish of eleventh place in the 2002–03 season before being relegated twice to return to the league's bottom division, known since 2004 as Football League Two. The club has won honours at a professional level namely the Football League Fourth Division championship in the 1963–64 season as well as the Football League Two championship in the 2012–13 season.
Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup [lower-alpha 1] | EFL Trophy [lower-alpha 2] | Other | Top scorer(s) [lower-alpha 3] | Ref | ||||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | |||||||||
1893–94 | New Brompton did not play league football | QR1 | FA Amateur Cup | R3Q [lower-alpha 4] | Albert Jenner | 2 [lower-alpha 5] | [1] | ||||||||||
1894–95 | SL Div 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 10 | 22 | 1st [lower-alpha 6] | QR3 | Arthur Rule | 22 | [1] | ||||
1895–96 | SL Div 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 18 | 6th | QR2 | Dave Hutcheson | 8 [lower-alpha 7] | [2] | ||||
KL Div 1 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 42 | 21 | 7th | |||||||||
1896–97 | SL Div 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 16 | 8th | QR4 | Jack Frettingham | 10 [lower-alpha 8] | [3] | ||||
TMC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 5th | |||||||||
1897–98 | SL Div 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 6th | QR5 | Jack Frettingham | 13 [lower-alpha 8] | [4] | ||||
TMC | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 20 | 3rd | |||||||||
1898–99 | SL Div 1 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 25 | 6th | R1 | Jack Frettingham | 14 [lower-alpha 8] | [5] | ||||
TMC | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 26 | 1st | |||||||||
1899–1900 | SL Div 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 49 | 24 | 11th | QR4 | Jack Frettingham | 11 [lower-alpha 8] | [6] | ||||
TMC | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 1st | |||||||||
1900–01 | SL Div 1 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 51 | 19 | 12th | QR5 | Jack Frettingham | 14 [lower-alpha 8] | [7] | ||||
TMC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 2nd | |||||||||
1901–02 | SL Div 1 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 10th | RInt | Alf Milward | 12 [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 9] | [8] | ||||
TMC | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 21 | 1st | |||||||||
1902–03 | SL Div 1 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 6th | RInt | Charlie Satterthwaite | 14 [lower-alpha 8] | [9] | ||||
TMC | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 42 | 11 | 4th | |||||||||
1903–04 | SL Div 1 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 43 | 25 | 16th | RInt | Jim Stevenson | 7 | [10] | ||||
1904–05 | SL Div 1 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 33 | 9th | R1 | Walter Leigh | 11 | [11] | ||||
1905–06 | SL Div 1 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 62 | 22 | 17th | R2 | Bill Marriott | 5 | [12] | ||||
1906–07 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 59 | 33 | 16th | R2 | Dan Cunliffe | 15 | [13] | ||||
1907–08 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 75 | 25 | 20th [lower-alpha 10] | R2 | Charlie McGibbon | 22 | [14] | ||||
1908–09 | SL Div 1 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 59 | 41 | 7th | QR5 | Arthur Pickett | 9 | [15] | ||||
1909–10 | SL Div 1 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 76 | 74 | 43 | 12th | R1 | Albert Court | 25 | [16] | ||||
1910–11 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 65 | 30 | 18th | R1 | John Taylor | 15 | [17] | ||||
1911–12 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 72 | 31 | 18th | QR4 | F.Corbett A.Lee John Taylor | 6 | [18] | ||||
1912–13 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 53 | 34 | 15th | R1 | Arthur Wolstenholme | 7 | [19] | ||||
1913–14 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 49 | 35 | 15th | R2 | Charlie Hafekost | 10 | [20] | ||||
1914–15 | SL Div 1 | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 43 | 82 | 20 | 20th | R1 | Sam Gilligan Peter Glen | 8 | [21] | ||||
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War. | |||||||||||||||||
1919–20 | SL Div 1 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 74 | 27 | 22nd | R1 | Arthur Wood | 14 | [22] | ||||
1920–21 | Div 3 [lower-alpha 11] | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 74 | 28 | 22nd [lower-alpha 12] | QR6 | Tommy Hall | 11 | [23] | ||||
1921–22 | Div 3S [lower-alpha 13] | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 60 | 36 | 18th | R1 | Charlie Freeman | 14 | [24] | ||||
1922–23 | Div 3S | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 57 | 37 | 16th | QR6 | Tommy Hall Horace Williams | 11 | [25] | ||||
1923–24 | Div 3S | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 58 | 37 | 15th | R1 | Joe North | 17 | [26] | ||||
1924–25 | Div 3S | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 13th | QR6 | Fred Brown Frank Marshall Tommy Hall | 10 | [27] | ||||
1925–26 | Div 3S | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 10th | R2 | Fred Brown | 16 | [28] | ||||
1926–27 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 72 | 32 | 20th | R2 | Bill Arblaster | 18 | [29] | ||||
1927–28 | Div 3S | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 81 | 37 | 16th | R3 | Jonah Wilcox | 28 | [30] | ||||
1928–29 | Div 3S | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 83 | 29 | 22nd [lower-alpha 12] | R1 | Arthur Dominy | 14 | [31] | ||||
1929–30 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 80 | 30 | 21st | R1 | Fred Cheesmur | 17 | [32] | ||||
1930–31 | Div 3S | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 76 | 38 | 16th | R2 | Harry Loasby | 22 | [33] | ||||
1931–32 | Div 3S | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 82 | 28 | 21st | R1 | Bill White | 9 | [34] | ||||
1932–33 | Div 3S | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 61 | 44 | 7th | R2 | George Nicol | 28 | [35] | ||||
1933–34 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 75 | 96 | 33 | 17th | R2 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | Sim Raleigh | 18 | [36] | ||
1934–35 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 75 | 35 | 20th | R1 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | Bill Baldwin | 14 | [37] | ||
1935–36 | Div 3S | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 77 | 37 | 16th | R2 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | George Tadman | 18 | [38] | ||
1936–37 | Div 3S | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 61 | 44 | 11th | R2 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | Jimmy Watson | 21 | [39] | ||
1937–38 | Div 3S ↓ | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 36 | 77 | 26 | 22nd [lower-alpha 14] | R1 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | Jimmy Watson | 13 | [40] | ||
1938–39 | SL | 44 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 104 | 57 | 64 | 3rd | QR4 | Southern League Cup | R2 | Harry Rowley | 41 | [41] | ||
1939–40 | SL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | n/a [lower-alpha 15] | Southern League Cup | R1 | Harry Rowley | 4 | [42] | |||
No further competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War. | |||||||||||||||||
1945–46 | KL | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 33 | 37 | 1st | QR4 | Kent League Cup | W | Vic Hole | 29 | [43] | ||
1946–47 | SL | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 103 | 45 | 47 [lower-alpha 16] | 1st | R3 | Southern League Cup | W | Hughie Russell | 42 | [44] | ||
1947–48 | SL | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 81 | 43 | 47 | 2nd | R3 | Southern League Cup | GS | Hughie Russell | 23 | [45] | ||
1948–49 | SL | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 104 | 48 | 62 | 1st | QR4 | Southern League Cup | SF | Hughie Russell | 36 | [46] | ||
1949–50 | SL ↑ | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 92 | 61 | 55 | 5th [lower-alpha 17] | R2 | Southern League Cup | R2 | Harold Williams | 18 | [47] | ||
1950–51 | Div 3S | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 69 | 101 | 35 | 22nd | R2 | Dave Thomas | 21 | [48] | ||||
1951–52 | Div 3S | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 71 | 81 | 35 | 22nd | R2 | Derek Lewis Dave Thomas | 22 | [49] | ||||
1952–53 | Div 3S | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 70 | 40 | 21st | R2 | Trevor Long | 11 | [50] | ||||
1953–54 | Div 3S | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 66 | 48 | 10th | R1 | Ernie Morgan | 21 | [51] | ||||
1954–55 | Div 3S | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 4th | R2 | Ernie Morgan | 33 | [52] | ||||
1955–56 | Div 3S | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 66 | 48 | 10th | R1 | Ernie Morgan | 16 | [53] | ||||
1956–57 | Div 3S | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 85 | 37 | 22nd | R2 | Jim Taylor | 16 | [54] | ||||
1957–58 | Div 3S | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 52 | 81 | 35 | 22nd | R3 | Ron Saunders | 19 | [55] | ||||
1958–59 | Div 4 [lower-alpha 18] | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 82 | 77 | 49 | 11th | R1 | Johnny Edgar | 24 | [56] | ||||
1959–60 | Div 4 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 69 | 52 | 7th | R3 | Pat Terry | 22 | [57] | ||||
1960–61 | Div 4 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 66 | 43 | 15th | R3 | R2 | Pat Terry | 22 | [58] | |||
1961–62 | Div 4 | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 73 | 94 | 37 | 20th | R1 | R1 | Charlie Livesey | 15 | [59] | |||
1962–63 | Div 4 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 49 | 57 | 5th [lower-alpha 19] | R3 | R1 | George Francis | 13 | [60] | |||
1963–64 | Div 4 ↑ | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 60 | 1st [lower-alpha 20] | R1 | R4 | Brian Gibbs | 18 | [61] | |||
1964–65 | Div 3 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 70 | 50 | 55 | 7th | R2 | R1 | Brian Gibbs | 23 | [62] | |||
1965–66 | Div 3 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 62 | 54 | 52 | 6th | R1 | R2 | Brian Gibbs | 24 | [63] | |||
1966–67 | Div 3 | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 58 | 62 | 46 | 11th | R2 | R2 | Brian Gibbs | 17 | [64] | |||
1967–68 | Div 3 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 63 | 48 | 11th | R1 | R2 | Brian Gibbs | 16 | [65] | |||
1968–69 | Div 3 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 63 | 41 | 20th | R2 | R1 | Brian Yeo | 18 | [66] | |||
1969–70 | Div 3 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 64 | 39 | 20th [lower-alpha 21] | R5 | R2 | Mike Green | 16 | [67] | |||
1970–71 | Div 3 ↓ | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 67 | 33 | 24th | R1 | R1 | Mike Green | 12 | [68] | |||
1971–72 | Div 4 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 67 | 45 | 13th | R3 | R3 | Brian Yeo | 24 | [69] | |||
1972–73 | Div 4 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 9th | R1 | R2 | Damien Richardson | 14 | [70] | |||
1973–74 | Div 4 ↑ | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 90 | 49 | 62 | 2nd | R1 | R2 | Brian Yeo | 32 | [71] | |||
1974–75 | Div 3 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 60 | 48 | 10th | R1 | R1 | Damien Richardson | 21 | [72] | |||
1975–76 | Div 3 | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 58 | 68 | 43 | 15th | R2 | R2 | Damien Richardson Danny Westwood | 12 | [73] | |||
1976–77 | Div 3 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 64 | 44 | 12th | R1 | R2 | Damien Richardson | 18 | [74] | |||
1977–78 | Div 3 | 46 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 7th | R2 | R1 | Ken Price | 20 | [75] | |||
1978–79 | Div 3 | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 42 | 59 | 4th | R1 | R1 | Danny Westwood | 19 | [76] | |||
1979–80 | Div 3 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 51 | 42 | 16th | R1 | R2 | Ken Price | 17 | [77] | |||
1980–81 | Div 3 | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 58 | 42 | 15th | R2 | R2 | Ken Price | 13 | [78] | |||
1981–82 | Div 3 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 56 | 71 [lower-alpha 22] | 6th | R4 | R1 | Football League Group Cup | GS | Ken Price Dean White | 14 | [79] | |
1982–83 | Div 3 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 13th | R2 | R3 | Tony Cascarino | 19 | [80] | |||
1983–84 | Div 3 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 8th | R4 | R1 | R1(S) | Dave Mehmet | 17 | [81] | ||
1984–85 | Div 3 | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 80 | 62 | 83 | 4th | R4 | R2 | R1(S) | Tony Cascarino | 20 | [82] | ||
1985–86 | Div 3 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 81 | 54 | 79 | 5th | R3 | R2 | SF(S) | Tony Cascarino | 21 | [83] | ||
1986–87 | Div 3 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 48 | 78 | 5th [lower-alpha 23] | R3 | R2 | SF(S) | League play-offs | RU | Tony Cascarino | 30 | [84] |
1987–88 | Div 3 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 13th | R3 | R2 | GS | Steve Lovell | 27 | [85] | ||
1988–89 | Div 3 ↓ | 46 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 47 | 81 | 40 | 23rd | R1 | R2 | R1(S) | Steve Lovell | 17 | [86] | ||
1989–90 | Div 4 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 48 | 62 | 14th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Steve Lovell | 18 | [87] | ||
1990–91 | Div 4 | 46 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 60 | 54 | 15th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Steve Lovell | 21 | [88] | ||
1991–92 | Div 4 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 53 | 57 | 11th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | David Crown | 24 [lower-alpha 24] | [89] | ||
1992–93 | Div 3 [lower-alpha 25] | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 64 | 40 | 21st | R3 | R2 | GS | David Crown | 9 | [90] | ||
1993–94 | Div 3 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 51 | 51 | 16th | R2 | R1 | GS | Nicky Forster | 18 | [91] | ||
1994–95 | Div 3 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 41 | 19th | R3 | R1 | R2(S) | Chris Pike | 18 | [92] | ||
1995–96 | Div 3 ↑ | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 20 [lower-alpha 26] | 83 | 2nd | R3 | R1 | GS | Leo Fortune-West | 15 | [93] | ||
1996–97 | Div 2 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 59 | 67 | 11th | R3 | R4 | R1(S) | Iffy Onuora | 23 | [94] | ||
1997–98 | Div 2 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 47 | 70 | 8th [lower-alpha 27] | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Ade Akinbiyi | 22 | [95] | ||
1998–99 | Div 2 | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 75 | 44 | 80 | 4th [lower-alpha 28] | R1 | R1 | SF(S) [lower-alpha 29] | League play-offs | RU | Carl Asaba | 22 | [96] |
1999–2000 | Div 2 ↑ | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 79 | 48 | 85 | 3rd [lower-alpha 30] | QF [lower-alpha 31] | R2 | R1(S) | League play-offs | W | Robert Taylor | 18 | [97] |
2000–01 | Div 1 | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 47 | 61 | 66 | 13th | R4 | R2 | — | Marlon King | 15 | [98] | ||
2001–02 | Div 1 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 12th | R5 | R3 | — | Marlon King | 20 | [99] | ||
2002–03 | Div 1 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 62 | 11th [lower-alpha 32] | R4 | R3 | — | Paul Shaw | 13 | [100] | ||
2003–04 | Div 1 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 67 | 51 | 21st [lower-alpha 33] | R4 | R3 | — | Patrick Agyemang Paul Shaw Mamady Sidibe Danny Spiller | 6 | [101] [102] | ||
2004–05 | Champ [lower-alpha 34] ↓ | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | 50 | 22nd [lower-alpha 35] | R3 | R1 | — | Darius Henderson | 9 | [101] [103] | ||
2005–06 | Lge 1 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 64 | 60 | 14th | R1 | R3 | R2(S) | Darren Byfield | 14 | [101] [104] | ||
2006–07 | Lge 1 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 77 | 59 | 16th | R2 | R1 | R1(SE) | Michael Flynn | 12 | [101] [105] | ||
2007–08 | Lge 1 ↓ | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 73 | 46 | 22nd | R1 | R1 | SF(S) | Chris Dickson | 11 | [101] [106] | ||
2008–09 | Lge 2 ↑ | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 55 | 75 | 5th [lower-alpha 36] | R3 | R1 | R2(S) | League play-offs | W | Simeon Jackson | 21 | [107] |
2009–10 | Lge 1 ↓ | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 64 | 50 | 21st | R3 | R2 | R2(S) | Simeon Jackson | 17 | [108] | ||
2010–11 | Lge 2 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 67 | 57 | 68 | 8th | R1 | R1 | R1(S) | Cody McDonald | 25 | [109] | ||
2011–12 | Lge 2 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 79 | 62 | 70 | 8th | R3 | R1 | R2(SE) | Danny Kedwell | 14 | [110] | ||
2012–13 | Lge 2 ↑ | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 66 | 39 | 83 | 1st | R2 | R2 | R1(SE) | Danny Kedwell | 16 | [111] | ||
2013–14 | Lge 1 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 60 | 79 | 53 | 17th | R1 | R1 | R1(SE) | Cody McDonald | 17 | [112] | ||
2014–15 | Lge 1 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 66 | 62 | 12th | R1 | R2 | F(S) | Cody McDonald | 18 | [113] | ||
2015–16 | Lge 1 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | 69 | 9th | R1 | R2 | QF(S) | Bradley Dack | 14 | [114] | ||
2016–17 | Lge 1 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 50 | 20th | R1 | R3 | GS | Josh Wright | 13 | [115] | ||
2017–18 | Lge 1 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 50 | 55 | 56 | 17th | R2 | R1 | R2S | Tom Eaves | 18 | [116] | ||
2018–19 | Lge 1 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 72 | 55 | 13th | R4 | R1 | GS | Tom Eaves | 18 | [117] | ||
2019–20 | Lge 1 | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 51 | 10th [lower-alpha 37] | R3 | R1 | GS | Alex Jakubiak | 7 | [118] | ||
2020–21 | Lge 1 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | 67 | 10th | R2 | R3 | R2 | Vadaine Oliver | 20 | [119] | ||
2021–22 | Lge 1 ↓ | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 69 | 40 | 21st | R1 | R2 | GS | Vadaine Oliver | 11 | [120] | ||
2022–23 | Lge 2 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | 55 | 17th | R3 | R4 | GS | Tom Nichols | 6 | [121] | ||
2023–24 | Lge 2 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 57 | 64 | 12th | R3 | R2 | GS | Connor Mahoney | 7 | [122] |
Winners | Runners up | Promoted | Relegated |
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Gillingham Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent, England. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, the "Gills" play their home matches at Priestfield Stadium. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, in the 2023–24 season.
Benjamin John Strevens is an English former professional footballer and manager who played as a striker or an attacking midfielder. He is currently the manager of National League club Dagenham & Redbridge.
Gillingham Football Club is an English football club based in Gillingham, Kent. The club was formed in 1893, and played in the Southern League until 1920, when that league's top division was absorbed into the Football League as its new Division Three. The club was voted out of the league in favour of Ipswich Town at the end of the 1937–38 season, but returned 12 years later, when that league was expanded from 88 to 92 clubs. Twice in the late 1980s Gillingham came close to winning promotion to the second tier of English football, but a decline then set in and in 1993 the club narrowly avoided relegation to the Football Conference. In 2000, the "Gills" reached the second tier of the English league for the first time in the club's history and went on to spend five seasons at this level, achieving a club record highest league finish of eleventh place in 2002–03. The club has twice won the division comprising the fourth level of English football: the Football League Fourth Division championship in 1963–64 and the Football League Two championship in 2012–13.
Mark Nicholas Stimson is an English former footballer and manager. He signed his first professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur in 1985, but was unable to gain a regular place in the team. In 1989, he moved on to Newcastle United, where he made over 80 appearances in the Football League. He later played for Portsmouth, Southend United and Leyton Orient before dropping into non-League football.
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During the 1999–2000 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division, the third tier of the English football league system. It was the 68th season in which Gillingham competed in the Football League, and the 50th since the club was voted back into the league in 1950. The team started the season in poor form, failing to win any of the first five league games, but then went on a much-improved run and began challenging for promotion to the Football League First Division. Robert Taylor scored 18 goals in 19 games by November, after which he was signed by Manchester City for £1.5 million, a new record fee for Gillingham. On the last day of the regular season, the team had a chance to gain automatic promotion, but lost and instead had to enter the play-offs. After defeating Stoke City in the semi-finals, Gillingham beat Wigan Athletic in the final to gain promotion to the second tier of the English football league system for the first time in the club's history.
During the 1996–97 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division, the third tier of the English football league system. It was the 65th season in which Gillingham competed in the Football League, and the 47th since the club was voted back into the league in 1950. In the previous season, the team had gained promotion from the Third Division. Prior to the new season, Gillingham signed seven new players, paying a new club record transfer fee for Watford's Andy Hessenthaler. The team's form was poor in the first half of the season and at the end of 1996, Gillingham were in 21st position in the 24-team league table, putting them in danger of relegation back to the fourth tier. The club signed Ade Akinbiyi from Norwich City for another record fee in early January. In the second half of the season the team's performances improved and they finished the season in 11th position in the table.
During the 1985–86 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division, the third tier of the English football league system. It was the 54th season in which Gillingham competed in the Football League, and the 36th since the club was voted back into the league in 1950. After an unbeaten run of seven games, Gillingham were fourth in the league table in late September, just outside the top three places which would result in promotion to the Second Division. After slipping to ninth in October, the team climbed to third, but at the close of 1985 had fallen again to eighth. Although Gillingham continued to challenge for promotion in the second half of the season and were in second place at the end of January, their form continued to fluctuate. As the end of the season approached, the team were still in with a chance of finishing in a promotion position, however three defeats in the last six games meant that they ultimately fell short, finishing in fifth place.
During the 1993–94 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division, the fourth tier of the English football league system. It was the 62nd season in which Gillingham competed in the Football League, and the 44th since the club was voted back into the league in 1950. Prior to the season, Glenn Roeder resigned as the club's manager and was replaced by Mike Flanagan. The team struggled in August and September, and did not win a Third Division match until the eighth league game of the season. A week later, Gillingham won away from home in the Football League for the first time in 18 months. Gillingham's form remained inconsistent and, although they climbed to 10th in the 22-team league table in October, the team spent most of the season in the bottom half and finished 16th.
During the 1994–95 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division, the fourth tier of the English football league system. It was the 63rd season in which Gillingham competed in the Football League, and the 45th since the club was voted back into the league in 1950. In January 1995, after several seasons spent near the bottom of the Football League and nearly a decade of financial difficulties, the club was declared insolvent and placed in receivership. Mike Flanagan was made redundant as the club's manager and replaced by player-coach Neil Smillie for the remainder of the season. Gillingham finished the season 19th in the Third Division, but the club's continued existence remained in doubt until June, when it was purchased by businessman Paul Scally.
During the 1997–98 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division, the third tier of the English football league system. It was the 66th season in which Gillingham competed in the Football League, and the 48th since the club was voted back into the league in 1950. The team started the season strongly and by the end of October were challenging for promotion, but then went on a lengthy run of games without a win which saw them slip into the bottom third of the league table in December. Results improved in the second half of the season, and Gillingham were sixth in the table with one game remaining, which would be sufficient for a place in the promotion play-offs. Results on the final day of the regular season meant that they finished in a four-way tie for the final two play-off places and missed out as they had scored the fewest goals of the four teams involved; a goalbound shot from Nicky Southall in the final seconds of the last game of the season which could have given Gillingham a win and a play-off place instead struck the goalpost and rebounded away.
During the 1905–06 English football season, New Brompton F.C. competed in the Southern League Division One. It was the 12th season in which the club competed in the Southern League and the 11th in Division One. The team began the season in poor form; they failed to score any goals in six of their first eight Southern League games. By the midpoint of the season, the team had won only three times and were close to the bottom of the league table. The team's form improved in the new year, with three wins in the first seven Southern League games of 1906, but they ended the season in similar fashion to how they had started it, failing to score in eight of the final nine league games. New Brompton finished the season in 17th place out of 18 teams in the division.
During the 1950–51 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division South, the third tier of the English football league system. It was the first season of Gillingham's second spell in the Football League; prior to this season the club was elected back into the competition having lost its place in 1938. Gillingham's results in the first half of the season were poor, including a 9–2 defeat to Nottingham Forest, the highest number of goals the team had conceded for more than 20 years; at the end of 1950 they were second bottom of the Third Division South league table. In January and early February Gillingham climbed to 19th in the 24-team division after winning five times in six games, including a 9–4 victory over Exeter City, a new record for the club's highest Football League score which would stand for more than 30 years. After this they won only once in ten matches; the team finished the season 22nd in the division.